I can only agree with this if you are using your quad for work (plowing, towing, etc.). In most cases I think a 500cc machine will do everything you ask with out bogging down. As for the whole gas thing, I've seen a 500HO & a 700 EFI machine go with us on a trip and the 700 EFI had to refill over 30 miles before the 500HO did. My little 500 Vinson made it all the way back to the truck without having to unstrap the gas can.

 

odd, my 800 outruns my 500 in distance

 

My 700 EFI outran my friends 500 HO and the Honda Rincon on a few of our last rides....actually about even on the 500HO....hmmmm

and, if you would have seen me today, I was moving my 6.6'x16' trailer around the yard with my 700, towed it really good, considering it weighs 1850 pounds empty and has a tongue weight of over 250 pounds...

 

is that hte 16' trailer you were talking about? seems like it weighs a little much for a small ATV pull behind

 

I went every where were my friends 650 prairie went. It took me a little time but I fallowed him.

 

When it comes to “go anywhere” I feel as long as you have an IRS machine of any size you have a slight advantage because of extra ground clearance and the ability of the machine to keep all 4 tires planted better than a SRA machine. Horsepower probably only matters in two cases; really long, steep hills where having extra momentum may be the only way you make it to the top, or certain mud conditions where you need to have big mud tires spinning with authority to get you through.

If you don’t have these really long and steep hills or the muddy situations with big mud tires then a mid size quad that fits you well would do just fine (for instance the new Kodiak 450 has all of the features of a top of the line big bore machine except for EFI). In this case the only reason for having a big engine machine is if you like the feel of maximum acceleration, or the ability to wheelie on demand (handy for popping over logs if nothing else), or to be able to whip the machine into a slide as you speed around a corner, or if nothing else you like the feel of the slightly larger dimensions which is typical of the 700+ sized machines…

 

I went with a big bore because I can use it to play, plow snow, skid extremely heavy logs, and embarass lesser quads with. J/K
That question is like asking why have a 500 hp viper. It is simple......... because we can.

 

Because we can? I don't know about you but I don't have any friends that "can" have a Viper. LOL

 

I said I will never need anything bigger than my 400 A-CAT. It was one of the biggest in 2000. Well guess what? I got bit by the CC's monster and now im up to a 660 griz. I do believe that I will probably keep going bigger. Once you get a feel of the power of the big bores its hard to go back to a 300, 400, or i could imagine a 500. So if you never rode a big bore do yourself a favor and STAY OFF! Because you will want one !! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

That sounds so true. LOL